Trista Sutter
| Trista Sutter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Trista Nicole Rehn October 28, 1972 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Residence | Eagle County, Colorado |
| Spouse(s) |
Ryan Sutter (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Stan and Roseanne Rehn |
Trista Nicole Sutter (née Rehn on October 28, 1972, in Indianapolis, Indiana)[1] was the runner-up on season 1 of The Bachelor before becoming the star of the first season of its companion show, The Bachelorette.
Sutter has also appeared on Dancing with the Stars and Fear Factor.[2]
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The Bachelor[edit]
Rehn appeared as a contestant on season 1 of ABC's The Bachelor. She finished runner-up after bachelor Alex Michel selected Amanda Marsh as the winner ahead of Rehn in the show's finale.[3]
The Bachelorette[edit]
After her appearance on The Bachelor, Rehn was selected to be featured in the gender-reversed spin-off, The Bachelorette. She chose Ryan Sutter as the winner, and the couple were married on December 6, 2003. They were paid US$1 million by ABC[4] for affording the network the right to televise their wedding ceremony, which was broadcast as the finale of a three-episode special called Trista & Ryan's Wedding. The miniseries, filmed at "The Lodge" luxury resort in Rancho Mirage, California,[5] drew over 26 million viewers, making it one of the most-widely viewed episodes in the history of reality television.[citation needed] As of 2016, Sutter resides in Vail, Colorado with Ryan and their two children, Max and Blakesley.[6] She has come to be referred to as the "Godmother" of the Bachelorette.
Television appearances[edit]
Under her birth name, Rehn was a Miami Heat Dancer in the early 2000s.
Rehn appeared opposite actor Jason Alexander in a KFC commercial. She also has appeared in country music singer Brad Paisley's music video "Celebrity" in 2003 with Alexander, Little Jimmy Dickens, and William Shatner.
In 2005 she made a guest appearance on an episode of NBC's Fear Factor, cheering on Ryan Sutter, who was a contestant.
Sutter was a contestant on season one of the television show Dancing with the Stars.
On June 10, 2011, the Sutters appeared in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign from the American Heart Association and the Ad Council.[7]
In 2014, the Sutters appeared on the program Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.
In 2015, the Sutters were contestants in Bachelor Fan Favorites Week on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
In 2015, the Sutters appeared in a pilot for Rocky Mountain Reno, a home renovation show; the pilot aired on HGTV.[8]
Personal life[edit]
The Sutters and their two children live in Eagle County, Colorado.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.tv.com/people/trista-rehn/
- ^ http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/02/diet-secrets-of-the-stars-how-trista-sutter-40-got-her-bachelorette-body-back-after-babies/
- ^ "Pressure's on the 'Bachelorette'". zap2it.com. November 25, 2002. Archived from the original on June 19, 2004.
- ^ "The Bachelorette's $1M Wedding Gift". Buzzle.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ Bruce, Leslie (January 13, 2012). "Where to Sleep and Dine During the Palm Springs Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "Trista Sutter".
- ^ AOL Video's "You've Got" Series
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Reno". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
External links[edit]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- American television personalities
- Indiana University alumni
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Indianapolis
- People from St. Louis
- University of Miami alumni
- American cheerleaders
- National Basketball Association cheerleaders
- People from Vail, Colorado
- Bachelor Nation contestants
